This article is deliberately misleading you.

Here are WHO statistics which show immunization rates in New Zealand (which are higher than they have ever been before)...

https://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/dat...

Here are WHO statistics which show incidences of vaccine-preventable diseases in New Zealand (there is no notable increase)...

http://apps.who.int/immunization_monitoring/globalsummary/in...

I was going to reply saying the same thing. Here is a Stats NZ breakdown:

http://archive.stats.govt.nz/browse_for_stats/snapshots-of-n...

The loony anti-vax middle class need to be watched to prevent a future outbreak, but given the numbers it is hard to argue they are responsible for this one.

Interesting I'd assumed the recent outbreak (https://www.health.govt.nz/your-health/conditions-and-treatm...) was due to a drop in vaccinations, I stand corrected.

I am all for forcing people to vaccinate for the good of all, but if we are going to allow people to pick and choose in general then it’s reasonable to allow adults to choose for their children.